Anestéziológia a intenzívna medicína 1-2/2025
Ah, intubation... Magill’s anesthetic instruments. Eponyms in anesthesiology
Sir Ivan Maggil was important pioneers in modern anesthesiology. He created the basic instrumentation for securing the airway by intubation. He developed designs for intubation cannulas based on the principles of anatomy and physiology. Intubation cannulas are curved to copy the course of the upper airway, easily introduced into the larynx through the mouth or nose (Magill‘s curve). For easier manipulation in the oral cavity and for introducing the cannula under the epiglottis (through the nose and through the mouth), he invented special forceps (Magill‘s forceps). He designed one of the first laryngoscopes, the predecessor of the current Miller instrument. He paid significant attention to the application of safe inhalation anesthetics for the patient and staff. He designed and gradually developed several anesthetic devices (Magill‘s anesthesioligical device), which became the predecessor of modern vaporizers and anesthetic machines. He played a significant role in the continuing education of anaesthetists in the UK and Ireland.
Keywords: sir Ivan Magill, Magill´s forceps, Magill´s curve, Magill´s anesthesiological device
